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CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 010
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000733, ex. 010
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0584
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
Museum no.BM —
Accession no.
ProvenienceUr (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavation no.U —
PeriodOld Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object typetablet
Remarks
Materialclay
LanguageSumerian; Akkadian
GenreLiterary
Sub-genreETCSL 4.16.01 Nisaba A ('Tetrad no. 4') (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF sourcePeterson, Jeremiah
TranslationPeterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz001x7k07
Composite no.Q000733
Seal no.
CDLI no.P346621

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obverse
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
en: Taking counsel in the place filled with awe(?) by the day/sunlight
2'. kur i3 he#!?-[...]
en: Taken care of by the mountain by means of the oil of abundance(?)
3'. gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)# [...]
en: One (possessing) great wisdom, sired by the Great Mountain (Enlil)
4'. munus zi [...]
en: True lady, the supreme scribe of An, the land recorder of Enlil
5'. gal-zu igi# [...]
en: Wise and attentive one of the gods
6'. absin3 sze# x [...]
en: In order to make ... barley and flax grow in the furrows(?)
7'. {d#}[...]
en: In order to admire/see the grain goddess Ezina of lordship
rest broken

reverse
beginning broken
1'. abzu#? eridu{ki} du3-[...]
en: When he builds the Abzu of Eridu
2'. hal-an-ku3 sza3 [...]
en: When he takes counsel at the Halankug shrine
3'. e2 {gesz}taszkarin [...]
en: When he hews the temple of taškarin wood
4'. abgal siki bar-ra# [...]
en: When the abgal functionary lets loose his outer hair
5'. temen gal {gesz}erin duru5# [...]
en: When he lives (within) the marked foundation(?) of fresh cedar
6'. e2-gesztu2-ka-[...]
en: When he stands the door of wisdom (open) in the street
7'. szita {gesz}geszimmar [...]
en: When he (uses) the šita mace made of date palm(?) perfectly(?)
8'. szita#-ba# [...]
en: When he beats the ba garment against(?) the šita mace
rest broken


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